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Key facts about Northern Ireland

If you're looking for key facts about Northern Ireland, there are good sources of information available online and elsewhere.

Statistical snapshots of Northern Ireland

NISRA (the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) is the principal source of official information on Northern Ireland’s population and socio-economic conditions.

The statistics produced by the agency inform on policy process within government, academic research and contribute to debate in the wider community.

Neighbourhood Information

NISRA incorporates the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) where you can find information specific to your neighbourhood.

NINIS provides free access to statistical and locational information relating to small areas across Northern Ireland. Information is available across a range of themes, including:

General Register Office

NISRA also incorporates the General Register Office (GRO) for Northern Ireland. GRO provides a civil registration service and produces summary statistics relating to life events, which inform annual population estimates.

Population

The estimated population figure for Northern Ireland on 30 June 2010 was 1,799,392. You can find more detailed population statistics and information on the NISRA website at the following link.

Statistics by subject

NISRA also publish information on a range of subjects:

Reference sources

Discover Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland tourist board website, and non-government sources of information can be found on the Wikipedia website.